Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) has announced that Comic-Con@Home, the virtual event taking lieu of the annual on-the-ground event, will be hosting a
Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel on Thursday, July 23 between 10:00am - 11:00am (PDT)!
Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), the largest fan convention in North America, was set to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic forced it to move online.
In June, Comic-Con International — the non-profit organization that oversees SDCC and its sister event, WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. — announced it was moving forward with the virtual event on the same dates. This time, however, the event is free and open to all.
Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel will virtually bring together the casts and producers from
Star Trek: Discovery, new animated series
Star Trek: Lower Decks and
Star Trek: Picard. The panel will feature a introduction and discussion with
Secret Hideout Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin who give a glimpse of what’s ahead in the ever-expanding franchise - which could possibly include new information about
Nickelodeon's upcoming CG-animated Untitled Star Trek Series, which is speculated to be titled
Star Trek Prodigy!
Comic-Con@Home has quite a bit on offer for Trekkies! In addition to
Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel, the event will be hosting several Star Trek panels, including
The Science of Star Trek: Three Generations of Advice on Thursday, July 23 between 5:00pm - 6:00pm, which will feature Dr. Erin Macdonald, who is currently working on all six current Star Trek series shooting/in development, and
The Psychology of Star Trek vs. Star Wars on Friday, July 24 between 2:00pm - 3:00pm.
Below is the synopsis for Comic-Con@Home 2020's
Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel:
Star Trek Universe Virtual Panel
Thursday, July 23 • 10:00am - 11:00am
Star Trek broke barriers when it first premiered more than 50 years ago, inspiring people of all walks of life by championing cultural diversity, scientific advancement, and the exploration of new frontiers. Today, this legacy carries on through the Star Trek series on CBS All Access, where Starfleet and new characters alike take on exciting missions and explore uncharted areas of the universe while keeping true to the ideals of “Star Trek” that society needs now more than ever. Join us as we virtually bring together the casts and producers from
Star Trek: Discovery, new animated series
Star Trek: Lower Decks and
Star Trek: Picard.
Dominic Patten, Deadline’s senior editor, moderates the overall “Star Trek Universe” panels with an introduction and discussion with Secret Hideout Executive Producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin who give a glimpse of what’s ahead in the ever-expanding franchise.
The cast of
Star Trek: Discovery reprises their roles in a virtual table read of the season two finale “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2.” Cast scheduled to appear, include Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Michelle Yeoh (Philippa Georgiou), Doug Jones (Commander Saru), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell), Tig Notaro (Commander Jett Reno), Alan Van Sprang (Captain Leland), Jayne Brook (Admiral Katrina Cornwall), and the Discovery Bridge crew Emily Coutts (Lt. Detmer), Oyin Oladejo (Lt. J.G. Owosekun), Patrick Kwok-Choon (Lt. Rhys), Ronnie Rowe Jr. (Lt. J.G. Bryce), Sara Mitich (Lt. Nilsson), and upcoming
Star Trek: Strange New World stars Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Number One), and Ethan Peck (Spock), alongside
Star Trek: Discovery executive producer and co-showrunner Michelle Paradise and executive producer Olatunde Osunsanmi, who also directed the season two finale.Act one of the table read will make its world premiere at Comic-Con@Home followed by a brief cast Q&A.
Mike McMahan (
Rick and Morty,
Solar Opposites), creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the upcoming animated comedy series
Star Trek: Lower Decks, which premieres Thursday, August 6 on CBS All Access, will debut an exclusive extended first look from the premiere episode. McMahan also moderates a fun discussion with the Starfleet crew residing in the “lower decks” of the U.S.S. Cerritos, including “Ensign Beckett Mariner” voiced by Tawny Newsome, “Ensign Brad Boimler” voiced by Jack Quaid, “Ensign Tendi” voiced by Noël Wells, and “Ensign Rutherford” voiced by Eugene Cordero and the ship’s bridge crew including “Captain Carol Freeman” voiced by Dawnn Lewis, “Commander Jack Ransom” voiced by Jerry O’Connell, “Lieutenant Shaxs” voiced by Fred Tatasciore, and “Doctor T’Ana” voiced by Gillian Vigman.
Patrick Stewart and the lively cast of the hit original series
Star Trek: Picard, come together (virtually) for the first time post-finale to discuss the critically acclaimed first season. Cast members scheduled to appear includes Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard), Alison Pill (Dr. Agnes Jurati), Isa Briones (Dahj/Soji), Evan Evagora (Elnor), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), and Santiago Cabrera (Cristobal Rios) along with special guest stars Brent Spiner (Data/Dr. Soong), Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi).
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For more information about Comic-Con@Home, including its programming schedule, visit
https://www.comic-con.org/cci.
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